Combined currycomb and brush.



PATENTED AUG. '13, 1907.

G. G'. SEYMOUR. v COMBINED GURRYGOMB AND BRUSH.

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GARRET G. SEYMOUR, OF ASHERVILLE, KANSAS.

COMBINED GURRYCOMB AND BRUSH. v

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907.

Application filed February 8,1907. Serial No. 356,454.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARRET G. SEYMOUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Asherville, in the county of Mitchell and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Currycomb and Brush, of which the following is a specification. 4

The present invention relates to an improved tool for the grooming of horses or other animals and is primarily in the nature of a combined curry comb and brush.

The object of the invention is to provide a tool of this character in which the various parts are peculiarly designed so as to cooperate with each other and enable the device to be employed with equal facility for either of the purposes for which it is designed.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined curry comb and brush; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view; and, Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4- of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The numeral 1 designates an elongated plate which is shown as approximately elliptical in shape and which is secured by rivets or other suitable fastening means to the back of a brush 2. Extending laterally from opposite sides of the plate 1 are corresponding extensions 3 which are bent upwardly and have their extremities overlapped and riveted over the plate 1, thereby forming a hand receiving loop.

A curry comb 4 is permanently connected to the overlapping portions of the extensions 3 and is located directly opposite to the brush 2. It will thus be apparent that by a mere reversal of the hand within the hand receiving loop, either the brush 2 or the curry comb 4 can be thrown into the proper position for being applied to the animal.

The curry comb 4 comprises the spaced and parallel toothed flanges 5 which are arranged in pairs, each pair having their rear portions connected in the usual manner by the integral back pieces 6. It will be observed that the extremities of the back pieces 6 are curved outwardly at 7. The back plate 8 to which the back pieces 6 are connected is formed at the end portions thereof with the longitudinal extensions 9 corresponding to the various pairs of the toothed flanges 5. In order to protect the fingers and hold them out of contact with the toothed flanges 5 when using the curry comb, transverse guard plates 10 arelocated at opposite ends thereof, the outer portions of the guard plates bearing against the outwardly curved portions 7 of the back pieces 6, while the inner edges fit under the 1011- gitudinal extensions 9 and are held in position thereby.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. In a tool of the character described, the combination of a plate, lateral projections extending from opposite sides of the plate and bent to form a hand receiving loop, a grooming tool secured to the plate, and a second groomingtool secured to the opposite side of the hand receiving loop.

2. In a tool of the character described, the combination of a plate, lateral projections extending from opposite sides of the plate, the said projections being bent upwardly and havingtheir end portions overlapped and rigidly connected to form a hand receiving loop, a grooming tool applied to the plate, and a second grooming tool secured to the overlapping portions of the projections on the opposite side of the hand receiving loop.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GARRET G. SEYMOUR. [In 5.]

Witnesses Crunmn G. CASSAIXT, .T. W. SIIANKS. 

